Mysore

English

Alternative forms

• Mysuru

Etymology

An anglicised version of Kannada ಮಹಿಶೂರು (mahiśūru, literally “abode of Mahisha”). Though in Sanskrit Mahisha means "buffalo", here it refers to Mahishasura, a mythological demon who could assume the form of both a human and a buffalo. According to Hindu mythology, the area was ruled by the demon Mahishasura. The demon was killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills. Mahishūru later became Mahisūru (a name which, even now, the royal family uses) and finally came to be called Maisūru, its present name in the Kannada language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪˈsʊəɹ/

Proper noun

Mysore

1. A large city in Karnataka, India.

Descendants

• Latin: mysorēnsis

Translations

city in India

• Bengali: মহীশূর (bn) (mohiśur)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邁索爾 / 迈索尔 (Màisuǒ'ěr)

• French: Mysore (fr) m
• Gujarati: મ્હૈસુર n (mhaisur)
• Hindi: मैसूर (maisūr)
• Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು (maisūru)
• Korean: 마이소르 (Maisoreu)
• Malayalam: മൈസൂരു (maisūru)
• Marathi: म्हैसूर (mhaisūr)
• Persian: میسور (fa)
• Portuguese: Mysore f, Misore f, Maiçor f
• Punjabi: ਮੈਸੂਰ (maisūr)
• Russian: Майсу́р m (Majsúr)
• Sanskrit: महिषकम् (sa) m (mahiṣakam)
• Tamil: மைசூர் (ta) (maicūr)
• Telugu: మైసూరు (maisūru)
• Tulu: ಮೈಸೂರು (maisūru)
• Urdu: میسور (maisūr)

Anagrams

• Moreys, Moyers, Romsey, Smoyer, Romeys

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Misore, Maiçor

Proper noun

Mysore f

1. Mysore (a city in Karnataka, India)